The Lakers shot well from behind the three-point line, but couldn’t contain Atlanta’s balanced offensive attack.
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After winning 60 games last season, second-best in the National Basketball Association, the Hawks have taken a step backward this year – and though they have a winning record, they’re now in eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
“I told him the next day, ‘You know you shocked the s- out of me when you told me that, ‘” Scott said. “And it was huge”.
Bryant received a similar reception Tuesday night during a loss to the previously winless 76ers in his hometown of Philadelphia, his first game after announcing his plans to retire after the season. Paul Millsap added 15 points and eight rebounds.
Bryant sank his first two shots, including a 3-pointer.
Lakers went on to win the match but the night eventually belonged to Kobe Bryant.
Washington committed 23 turnovers, which Los Angeles turned into 33 points. We just relaxed in the second half as a team, especially in the fourth quarter.
However, the Lakers entirely fell apart at this point. “You guys treated one of our legends like s*** and I didn’t really like it. Hopefully now you can start being nice to him”. “Last night we won those two”. During the third quarter of what turned out to be a 122-113 victory for the home team, D12 was given one of his first lessons as a pro basketball player.
Be ready for some sort of lavish spectacle celebrating the illustrious career of Kobe Bryant. Byron told Bryant that he was going to cut back those minutes, which was when Kobe responded that it was fine because he was going to announce his retirement after the game. Kobe again responded with a jumper followed up by a Randle layup.
“It was probably the weirdest game I’ve ever coached”, Scott said. “The percentage of that happening is not very high”. Even though these nights are becoming few and far between, we’ll have to appreciate them before they’re gone. Lou Williams finished as the highest scorer in the game with 18 points off the Lakers’ bench.
Make sure you catch up on our entire Team Preview Series, our Houston Rockets Player Profile Series as well as our SCS Round Table Sessions to help you get through the early season. Humphries’ shooting percentage is atrocious and his contributions in other areas, namely rebounding has declined. It’s his final season and they can say he’s earned his place on the floor. Washington is middle-of-the-road in three point percentage but is second to last defending the three. “He attacked from the beginning of the game to the end of the game”.
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Wizards: Host the Phoenix Suns on Friday. Game time is 7:00 pm ET.
